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[[File:SML2 Artwork Cog.png|thumb|Artwork of a cog]]
[[File:SML2 Artwork Cog.png|thumb|Artwork of a cog]]
[[File:Marioland2cog.png|thumb|A screenshot of a cog]]
[[File:Marioland2cog.png|thumb|A screenshot of a cog]]
A '''cog'''<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #5, page 56.</ref> is a type of platform attached to a chain found exclusively in the [[Mario Zone]] of ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. When [[Mario]] jumps on a cog, it moves along the length of the chain for a finite amount of time, eventually flashing and disappearing. Cogs have the tendency to move in the path of enemies, such as [[Bullet Bill]]s and [[Tatenoko]]s.
A '''cog'''<ref>''Nintendo Magazine System'' (AU) Issue #5, page 56.</ref> is a type of platform attached to a chain found exclusively in the [[Mario Zone]] of ''[[Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]''. When [[Mario]] jumps on a cog, it moves along the length of the chain for a finite amount of time, eventually flashing and disappearing. Cogs have the tendency to move in the path of enemies, such as [[Bullet Bill]]s and [[Tatenoko]].


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
{{foreign names
|Jap=エスカタマ<ref>Mario character guide, [http://imgur.com/a/UvABP#22 page 36]</ref><ref>Kazuki, Motoyama. ''KC Mario Vol. 18: Super Mario Land 2 Part 1''. [[Media:KC Mario Super Mario Land 2 Enemies.jpg|Pages 6-7]].</ref>
|Jap=エスカタマ<ref>「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオランド2 6つの金貨」 (''Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins''), page 15.</ref>
|JapR=Esukatama
|JapR=Esukatama
|JapM=Portmanteau of「エスカレーター」(''esukarētā'', escalator) and「玉」(''tama'', ball)
|JapM=Portmanteau of「エスカレーター」(''esukarētā'', escalator) and「タマ」(''tama'', ball)
|Ita=Sfera ascensore<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag. 78</ref>
|Ita=Sfera ascensore<ref>''[[Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia|Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia]]''; pag. 78</ref>
|ItaM=Lift sphere}}
|ItaM=Lift sphere}}
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==References==
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[[Category:Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins]]

Revision as of 21:15, January 19, 2022

A ball on chains from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.
Artwork of a cog
Screenshot of balls on chains from Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
A screenshot of a cog

A cog[1] is a type of platform attached to a chain found exclusively in the Mario Zone of Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. When Mario jumps on a cog, it moves along the length of the chain for a finite amount of time, eventually flashing and disappearing. Cogs have the tendency to move in the path of enemies, such as Bullet Bills and Tatenoko.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese エスカタマ[2]
Esukatama
Portmanteau of「エスカレーター」(esukarētā, escalator) and「タマ」(tama, ball)

Italian Sfera ascensore[3]
Lift sphere

References

  1. ^ Nintendo Magazine System (AU) Issue #5, page 56.
  2. ^ 「任天堂公式ガイドブック スーパーマリオランド2 6つの金貨」 (Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook – Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins), page 15.
  3. ^ Super Mario Bros. Enciclopedia; pag. 78